
James Fritz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
915 W. Franklin St., Room 209
Education
- Ph.D., Philosophy, Ohio State University, 2019
- M.A.T., Secondary English Education, American University, 2010
- B.A. (honors), Philosophy, University of North Carolina, 2008
Research Interests
- Ethics
- Epistemology
- Emotion
Select Publications
- "A Permissive View of Fitting Emotional Change." Forthcoming in Australasian Journal of Philosophy.
- "Unfitting Absent Emotion." 2023. In R. Shafer-Landau (ed.), Oxford Studies in Metaethics vol. 18, pp. 73 - 96
- “Why Fittingness is Only Sometimes Demand-Like.” 2023. Philosophical Studies vol. 180, pp. 2597–2616.
- “Moral Encroachment and Reasons of the Wrong Kind.” 2020. Philosophical Studies vol. 177, pp. 3051–3070.
- “Pragmatic Encroachment and Moral Encroachment.” 2017. Pacific Philosophical Quarterly vol. 98, issue 51, pp. 643-661.
For a full list of publications, please visit Dr. Fritz's PhilPeople profile.
Courses
- Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
- Social and Political Philosophy
- Philosophy of Law
Awards
- Excellence in Pedagogical Innovation Award, 2025.
- Routledge, Taylor, and Francis Prize, 2021.
- Innovations in Teaching and Student Engagement Award, 2021.
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